The top multinational food
ingredient and food product manufacturers all have strategic goals and
operational procedures in place to work for more sustainable food production,
but many challenges exist. Specialty food ingredients manufacturing requires tools
and solutions to improve resource efficiency along the whole of the food value
chain.
In June 2014, Publisher's food
industry panel research found that 98 industry executives rated general
performance parameters such as 'increase market share', 'improve customer
satisfaction', and 'grow profit levels', as the most important objectives to be
achieved over the next three years.
However it is clearly that at the
very top of the companies, 69% of executives overseeing the company's long term
survival, state that they and their organizations “Have a duty to protect the
environment in which they operate”. Amongst European consumers, there are
regional variations regarding the rate of transparency in supply chains.
However, the overall results from UK consumers saw a stable opinion from 2013
to 2014, as 64% of all respondents considered themselves to be sustainability
conscious consumers, and 36% did not consider this to be important.
Amongst global industry players,
there are some key issues raised by ingredient manufacturers, related to
processing, water, expenditure, recycling, and cleaning, and biomass management
in general, via biofuel options or the discovery of new by-product
opportunities. However, Life Cycle Assessment programs for top agricultural raw
materials and ingredients by volume are high on the agenda for major ingredient
suppliers, as well as RandD investments for providing more food solutions to
the growing world population.
Over the years, the world's
largest food and beverage manufacturers have largely focused on the raw
material supply side in their sustainability programs, in order to reach new
goals; this is in addition to the current mainstream goals regarding greenhouse
gas emissions and packaging reductions. Many of the multinationals are directly
into the support programs of local farming communities in terms of supplying
goods, consulting on issues such as seeds selections, crop rotations,
fertilization and cultivation, the collection and handling of crops, and even
microloans opportunities. The farming communities supported typically grow
commodity crops such as coffee, cocoa, oil palms, fruits, or vegetables. These
programs are typically in collaborations with ingredient manufacturers, NGOs,
or other interest organizations.
Key Findings
- UK Consumers believe themselves sustainable conscious
- Younger and Older Generation Feel this most important
- Consumers rate packaging, waste and energy top factors
- Food Industry executives think organic ingredients and reusable packaging is of lesser significance for objectives and strategies
- Reducing water pollution and carbon emission levels are most important issues to Food Industry
- Food industry executives recognize the importance of reducing pollution and maintaining a happy workforce
- Food industry executives confirm that being transparent to customers is more important for them compared to five years ago
- Most companies successfully initiated necessary steps to reduce carbon footprint levels and reduced the amount of packaging
- Many organizations are actively engaged in reducing levels of water used in production
- Some are trying to source more and more natural ingredients locally
- Biodiversity, farmers' partnerships and micro-financing top agenda on raw material side.
- By-Products, Biofuel and Process water key topics for ingredient industry.
Synopsis
Sustainability in the food
industry is a major strategic issue for all stakeholders involved in the food
supply chain, from agriculture, ingredient manufacturing, product manufacturing,
packing, and distribution, to the consumers. The food industry has
environmental obligations to preserve biodiversity, reduce water, and reduce
waste and emission gasses, as well as caring for livelihood in terms of health
and wealth local societies.
In addition, the global food
industry is faced with increasing pressure regarding raw materials, ingredient
sourcing, and food production to feed the growing population, in an environment
of constant optimization and supply chain control. To feed the current global
population's daily needs requires the annual production of nutrients to deliver
360 million tons of carbohydrates, 364 million tons of protein, and 195 million
tons of fat, as a minimum. The agriculture and fishery industries are stretched
today and the expected increase in the population, of 38% in the next 15 years,
will demand clever strategies.
This report evaluates industry
executives opinions on sustainability issues and a focus group of consumers
have been questioned about their concerns and sentiments. The report concludes
that sustainability measures have mainly been focused on the raw material
supply chain, issues related to production energy costs, and better
environmental preservation, depending on a stakeholders' position in the supply
chain, as well as individual market conditions.
The newest challenges ahead for
the industry are mainly the handling of biomass waste in terms of pursuing
innovations of by-product ingredients, as well as handling the overall
biodiversity issue on raw material usage. This report looks into current
framework conditions for the overall food industry supply chain, the rating of
priorities and issues from industry leaders to consumers, and evaluates key
measures of sustainability strategies implemented within the top ten global
ingredient and food product manufacturers.
Reasons to Buy
- Gain insight in current sustainability measures established by global leaders in the food industry
- Understand what food industry executives prioritize strategically, regarding sustainability investments
- Achieve insights of sentiments and priorities amongst food product consumers
- Understand how a full food supply chain approach operates, and what conditions affects the measures implemented by the food industry
- Gain insights into specific parameters that are becoming new priorities for the ingredient and food industry to work with, to move towards new sustainability goals for their organizations.
Spanning over 85 pages and 23 Figures “Sustainability Strategies, Practices and
Opinions in the Food Industry” report Covering Introduction, Executive
Summary, Introduction to Sustainability, Sustainability in the Food Industry
Value Chain, Key Opinion Leaders on Strategies and Priorities, UK Consumers'
Opinion about Sustainability, Profiles, General Sources, Appendix. This report
Covered 38 Companies Few are - Cargill Inc, ADM Company, Ajinomoto Co Inc,
Royal DSM NV, Suedzucher AG, Tate and Lyle PLC, Kerry Group PLC, Ingredion Inc,
DuPont Danisco A/S, Corbion NV, Nestle SA.
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